Ghana and Mali came out on top as the Africa Cup of Nations completed its opening batch of group matches on Tuesday. Ghana are with Ivory Coast carrying the tag …

Melbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton has described Harry Kewell’s admission of diving as “very foolish” and promised to punish Danny Allsopp as he attempts to rein in the A-League club’s …

Mile Jedinak’s dreams of a trip to Wembley for next month’s League Cup final have been crushed following Crystal Palace’s semi-final defeat on penalties to Cardiff City. Crystal Palace, reduced …

Mali edged neighbours Guinea 1-0 in the west African derby at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday evening. In the earlier match, Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero …

A stunning strike by veteran Alessandro Del Piero helped Juventus to a 3-0 win over 10-man Roma on Tuesday which put the Serie A leaders into the Italian Cup semi-finals. …

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday that if his side was content to simply “play for a result” in Wednesday’s second leg of their Spanish Cup quarter-final against holders …

Cardiff battled through to the League Cup final on Tuesday, overcoming a first leg deficit to defeat Championship rivals and Australian Mile Jedinak’s Crystal Palace on penalties. Palace, who had …

Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero to villain on Tuesday as he netted the winner in the 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win against Botswana only to see red …

Brazilian striker Amauri has joined Fiorentina from Juventus for a reported fee of 500,000 euros ($A620,000), the two clubs announced on Tuesday. Amauri has not featured for the ‘Old Lady …

The agent of volatile Italian striker Mario Balotelli on Tuesday accused England’s leading referee Howard Webb of lying over the alleged headstamping by his player on Scott Parker in Sunday’s …

Appearing angry and irritable, Jose Mourinho claimed all was well at Real Madrid on Tuesday despite reported divisions within his squad following the loss last week to Barcelona causing speculation …

Kenny Dalglish stands by his stinging broadside of Liverpool’s players last weekend, insisting he will not shy away from harsh criticism when it is necessary. Dalglish raised eyebrows on Saturday …

Swansea’s first ever promotion to the English Premier League came at a cost as they revealed on Monday they had made a loss of STG8.2 million ($A12.20 million) up to …

Leeds captain Jonny Howson has signed for Premier League outfit Norwich on a three-and-a-half-year deal, it was confirmed on Tuesday. The 23-year-old midfielder heads to Carrow Road after emerging as …

Patience will be key if Cardiff are to overturn a one-goal deficit in tonight’s Carling Cup semi-final second leg against Crystal Palace, according to striker Kenny Miller. The Bluebirds head …

Nigeria defender Taye Taiwo has joined Queens Park Rangers on loan from AC Milan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old Taiwo, who can also operate in midfield, is …

Portsmouth have been hit with a winding up order by British authorities over failure to pay a STG1.6 million ($A2.4 million) tax bill. The Championship club, whose financial problems have …

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has cut short a training session because of a recurring problem with his left knee. Bayern spokesman Markus Hoerwick says Schweinsteiger felt discomfort in the …